Ismaele Tortella / Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) hunting in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), northern Norway, March

Ismaele Tortella / Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) colony, chick climbing back into nest, with the midnight sun, Norway, July

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves and pieces of yellow flowers along a branch, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Column of Leaf cutter ants (Atta sp) carrying leaves over the rainforest floor to their nest, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a Leaf cutter ant (Atta) carrying a leaf along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Millipede (Diplopoda) walking along a branch, Orellana Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Drone shot tracking over a field planted with potatoes, Cornwall, England, UK, June 2018.

Sylvain Cordier / Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) wintering in Oyamel pine forests (Abies religiosa) Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve / Reserva de Biosfera de la Mariposa Monarca UNESCO World Heritage Site, An...

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a queen termite (Isoptera) in chamber, with workers gathering liquid containing pheromones exuded from the queen's rear end, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Queen Termite (Isoptera) tended by workers in nest chamber, Napo Province, Ecuadorian Amazon.

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of Leafcutter ants (Atta) carrying pieces of leaves back to their nest, Amazon rainforest, Napo Province, Ecuador.

Morley Read / Aerial shot of a group of wild ponies (Equus caballus) in paramo landscape at the base of Cotopaxi Volcano, Ecuadorian Andes, 2018.

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding on Northern Anchovy (Engraulis mordax), Monterey Bay, California

Heike Odermatt / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) nesting colony on cliff, Alkefjellet, Hinlopen Strait, Svalbard, Norway

Danny Green / Brunnich's guillemot (Uria lomvia) colony in mist, many birds in flight and nesting on cliffs. Svalbard, Norway, July 2018.

Eduardo Blanco / Pale burrower mayfly (Ephoron virgo), swarming in the millions on street at night, appearing like snow. Mayflies recently hatched. Tudela, La Ribera de Navarra, Navarre, Spain. August 2019. Finalist i...

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Australian Pelican (Pelecanus conspicillatus) flock, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus), Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) school in coral reef with feather stars, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Piling with sponges, tunicates, and ascidians, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Anemone (Corynactis australis) group, Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Yellow-banded Snapper (Lutjanus adetii) school, Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Black-spot Goatfish (Parupeneus signatus) and Goldlined Seabream (Rhabdosargus sarba) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Blacktip Bullseye (Pempheris affinis) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus) school, Coffs Harbor, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Eastern Pomfred (Schuettea scalaripinnis) school, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) hunting Basslets (Pseudanthias sp), Christmas Island, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) in Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum) in Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school near Double-headed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Double-headed Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), Painted Sweetlips (Diagramma pictum), and Slender Cardinalfish (Rhabdamia gracilis) school, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Bence Mate / Dying Common frogs (Rana temporaria) with their legs removed for food, left to die in their breeding pool surrounded by frogspawn. Covasna, Romania. Highly commended in the Wildlife Photojournalism Ca...

Terry Whittaker / Man sorting seabird eggs, including those of Common guillemots (Uria aalge) into egg boxes, Skoruvikurbjarg cliffs, Langanes Peninsula, Iceland, May.

John Chan / California brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) roosting on a mudflat, with a flock of Elegant terns (Thalasseus elegans) nearby, Southern California, USA May/2019

John Chan / Flock of Western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) taking flight from salt marsh, Southern California, USA.

Sandesh Kadur / Slow motion clip of Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating at roost site during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.

Sandesh Kadur / Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.

Sandesh Kadur / Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) congregating during their migration from Siberia to Africa, near Doyang reservoir, Nagaland, India, October.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boat and large numbers of...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a fishing boat catching Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with Killer whales (Orcinus orca) and Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) swimming around the boats and large numbers o...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, with one Killer whale tail slapping to stun the Herring, Sommaroy, Troms, Norwa...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming into a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming near to a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of two Killer whales (Orcinus orca) swimming inside a large shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), hunting, Sommaroy, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a huge shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harenguis), with a Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) nearby, Sommaroy, Troms. Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of five Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge feeding in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) with some fish jumping out of the water, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge feeding in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) with some fish jumping out of the water, one whale creating a bubble n...

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of five Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge feeding in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) with some fish jumping out of the water, Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) lunge feeding in a shoal of Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus), Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a large group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Troms, Norway, January.

Espen Bergersen / Aerial shot of a large group of Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae), Troms, Norway, January.

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Shane Gross / Invasive Lionfish (Pterois volitans) which have taken over and are wiping out native fish in the Atlantic ocean. The highest densities are in the northern gulf of Mexico. Destin, Florida, USA.

Ernie Janes / RF - Mute swans (Cygnus olor) flock of non breeding adults, Fleet lagoon Dorset, England, UK, June. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Ralph Pace / Olive Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) females coming ashore to nest during arribada, Playa de Escobilla Sanctuary, Oaxaca, Mexico

Markus Varesvuo / White-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) and Taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis rossicus) flocks in flight and on water. Latvia. April.

John Waters / Large group of Pied wagtails (Motacilla alba) roosting in a Plane tree (Platanus hispanica), Bath, England, UK, January.

John Waters / Large murmuration of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at sunset, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, January.

John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.

John Waters / Large flock of Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) swirling over reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) breeding colony, males huddling on sea ice during polar night, incubating eggs, ice shelf in background. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony huddled during polar night, males incubating eggs. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony, males huddling whilst incubating eggs. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males in breeding colony huddling during winter storm. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) colony huddling, males incubating eggs, on sea ice under full moon in polar night. Atka Bay, Antarctica. July 2017.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) males in breeding colony incubating eggs, huddling during winter storm. Penguins on outside repositioning themselves to gain protection from weather. Atka Bay, A...

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) forming breeding colony at start of winter. Atka Bay, Antarctica. April.

Stefan Christmann / Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) breeding colony, adults brooding chicks. Atka Bay, Antarctica. September 2017.

Sven Zacek / Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a field of many seedheads highlighted at sunset. Karula National Park, Valgamaa, Southern Estonia. June 2017.

Nick Upton / Red mason bees (Osmia bicornis) entering and leaving nest hole drilled into a log within an insect hotel, Gloucestershire, England, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Ivy bee (Colletes hederae) mating ball, showing a mass of males clustered around a female recently emerged from her burrow, Wiltshire, England, UK, September.

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock flying, Lake Magadi, Kenya

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) flock nesting on island, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Paul Souders/ Worldfoto / Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) nesting colony, Lake Natron, Tanzania

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) and Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) flock hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) group hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / Atlantic Sailfish (Istiophorus albicans) pair hunting Round Sardinella (Sardinella aurita) school, Isla Mujeres, Mexico

Chase Dekker / Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) pod gulp feeding, Monterey Bay, California

Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd and mountains, Paine Massif, Torres del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Ingo Arndt / Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) herd grazing in winter, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile

Mark Carwardine / Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) large school from the air with one leaping out of the water, Baja California, Mexico

Mark Carwardine / Munk's pygmy devil ray / Munk's mobula (Mobula munkiana) large school from the air, Baja California, Mexico.

Erlend Haarberg / Herd of wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) in snow-covered mountain landscape, in wind storm. Forollhogna, Norway. January 2018.

Kim Taylor / Timelapse of a cluster of Large white butterfly (Pieris brasssicae) eggs hatching over the course of a day, caterpillars begin to feed. Controlled conditions.

Holger Duty/ BIA / Common Crane (Grus grus) flock flying dangerously close to windmill, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Philippe Clement / Wide-angle shot of Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) nesting in a breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) in breeding colony, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.

Philippe Clement / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) preening, sitting on nests made with plastic, Hermaness NNR, Unst, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, May.